Brian Little was Villa's manager when they won at Wembley in 1996 and led the tributes on social media.

"I was always taught to speak as you find," he said on Twitter. "To me you were fantastic. R.I.P Sir Doug. El Presidente."

No matter what people thought of Doug he played a massive part in our football club. He loved his football club and still attended until his last days. The man was Villa through and through and was always gracious with myself. RIP Sir Doug. 🙏🏾